The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Verona 2025, Gianluca Nestovito & Oscar Santa Maria Rios crossed the line in 1:10:12: 342nd of 1,088 men's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 5:09. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Verona gave the field time back: about 1:11 faster than the average race this season, by 698 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:11v median −0:54
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Block 02 11:06Running 2 4:06v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:29v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 4:24v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:31v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:22v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:31v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:29v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1082
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,082 men's teams who finished.